Nine To Noon for Wednesday 29 February 2012

9:06 AM.Kathryn talks to an advocate for parents at one of the schools where it has been revealed that a convicted sex offender has been working. The Government has launched a ministerial inquiry into how the… Read moreAudio

9:17 AM.Kathryn speaks to Ben Skinner, a US journalist whose story for Bloomberg Business Week outlines allegations of abuse on board foreign-flagged fishing vessels; as well as Eric Barratt, the CEO of… Read moreAudio

10:10 AM.A remarkable guitar player with a unique singing voice, Paula Ubana Jones is a talented songwriter and song interpreter. Paul is performing at the upcoming WOMAD festival in Taranaki. He is UK-born… Read moreAudio

09:05 Parents of children at schools where a convicted sex offender worked undetected for years are demanding answers

An advocate for parents at one of the schools where it has been revealed that a convicted sex offender has been working. The Government has launched a ministerial inquiry into how the 41-year-old man, who used multiple identities, was able to work in a number of schools and go undetected for years.

09:15 Allegations of abuse on board foreign-chartered fishing vessels

Kathryn speaks to Ben Skinner, a US journalist whose story for Bloomberg Business Week outlines allegations of abuse on board foreign-flagged fishing vessels; as well as Eric Barratt, the CEO of Sanford, which is investigating the allegations of abuse on one of its charter boats.

09:45 Australia correspondentKaren Middleton

Julia Gillard's future.

10:05 Blues musician Paul Ubana Jones

A remarkable guitar player with a unique singing voice, Paula Ubana Jones is a talented songwriter and song interpreter. Paul is performing at the upcoming WOMAD festival in Taranaki. He is UK-born, but lives in Christchurch.

10:25 Book Review with Quentin Johnson

Death in Siberia by Alex Dryden
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10:45 The Reading: Skin Writing - Series II by Jamie McCaskill, Whiti Hereaka and Miria George

Matt thinks he's in Pushy's bad books for being caught staying at Niwa's place when all Pushy really wants is to surprise Niwa for her birthday.